Designer has DIY kit for turning objects into UAVs
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 05:30
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org) —When an independent designer comments that his interest is "in taking stuff away from the computer screen" and finding ways to interact with information in more interesting ways, then it is not unreasonable to expect entertaining results. Jasper van Loenen, a Dutch designer, made that comment and he has come up with a DIY, which he said stands for a "Drone It Yourself" kit, with parts that turn objects into machines that can fly. Unpack, assemble, attach. As the demo video shows, you can fly your book, keyboard, bicycle wheel, or any other suitably lightweight object. His kit carries pieces that can be clamped to the object assigned to take flight. Also involved is the flight-control unit.